# Reversing a deleted user by mistake
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/reversing-a-deleted-user-by-mistake/338915
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 28, 2024, 3:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reversing-a-deleted-user-by-mistake/338915 "2024-11-28T03:46:02Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@rext](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rext)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2024, 3:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reversing-a-deleted-user-by-mistake/338915/1 "2024-11-28T03:46:02Z")
Hello,
I’m a moderator in a forum using Discourse, and I accidentally deleted a user when I intended only to reject the post.
Is there a way to recover this user? Or at least send them an invite (and explain that it was a mistake)? I looked at the log and I could only see their username, but not their email.
I did see a related post about [how to restore deleted posts by a user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restore-undelete-all-posts-by-a-user/304643), but does that still work if the user itself has been deleted?
Thanks in advance for your help.
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### Author:  [@thoka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thoka)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2024, 7:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reversing-a-deleted-user-by-mistake/338915/2 "2024-11-28T19:08:11Z")
You will have to search your backup for his email.
Another vague option would be to scan your email server logs, if available.
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### Author:  [@Heliosurge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heliosurge)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2024, 8:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reversing-a-deleted-user-by-mistake/338915/3 "2024-11-28T20:46:17Z")
It may need some finessing
But in the past check the logs. Retrieve email address & username. Edit Anon##### to previous username. Edit email back in the user profile. Activate user. Send them a pm explaining the situation.
This will not restore profile pic and other details. But will reattach posts, PM’s, likes etc
The staff logs usually gives email address.
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### Author:  [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2024, 10:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reversing-a-deleted-user-by-mistake/338915/4 "2024-11-28T22:17:52Z")
> [@Heliosurge](#):
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> But in the past check the logs. Retrieve email address & username. Edit Anon##### to previous username. Edit email back in the user profile. Activate user. Send them a pm explaining the situation.
The OP says they deleted the account when they were reviewing the post (presumably flagged in the review panel) as a moderator, not anonymizing.
> [@rext](#):
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> I’m a moderator in a forum using Discourse, and I accidentally deleted a user when I intended only to reject the post.
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### Author:  [@Heliosurge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heliosurge)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2024, 1:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reversing-a-deleted-user-by-mistake/338915/5 "2024-11-29T01:24:01Z")
Missed that part. So must have been a new account. Which then as far as I know best you could likely do is direct email the user with an invite to rejoin.
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### Author:  [@rext](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rext)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2024, 8:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reversing-a-deleted-user-by-mistake/338915/6 "2024-12-03T08:52:17Z")
Hey all,
Thank you for your input.
It seems like an invite is the only way to do it, which I already did. Is it possible to know if the invited user has accepted the invite?
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### Author:  [@thoka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thoka)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reversing-a-deleted-user-by-mistake/338915/7 "2024-12-03T14:18:22Z")
You will get a notification when an invitation is accepted.
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### Author:  [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reversing-a-deleted-user-by-mistake/338915/8 "2024-12-03T16:15:41Z")
> [@rext](#):
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> Is it possible to know if the invited user has accepted the invite?
in addition to a notification, you can also see your redeemed invites at `[your forum]/my/invited/redeemed`